JP2008519992A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (3)

A camera for use with a power supply:
A voltage detection circuit adapted to detect a voltage level at the power supply and generate a voltage level signal;
An imaging system for performing a set of imaging operations;
Receiving the voltage level signal and imaging the imaging system when the voltage level signal indicates that sufficient power is not available at the power source to perform all of the operations of the set of imaging operations Prevent the controller,
And a camera with. A camera with a power supply:
A trigger circuit adapted to generate a trigger signal;
A voltage detection circuit adapted to detect a voltage level at the power supply and generate a voltage level signal;
An imaging system that performs a set of imaging operations for imaging in response to imaging signals from the controller;
The controller receives the trigger signal and the voltage level signal, the trigger signal is received, and from the voltage level signal, sufficient power is available at a power source to perform the imaging operation A camera that generates an imaging signal when shown. A camera for use with a power supply:
A trigger circuit for generating an activation signal;
A voltage detection circuit adapted to measure a voltage at the power supply and to generate a trigger signal when the power supply voltage indicates that the power supply has at least some minimum amount of power;
An imaging system adapted to image in response to the trigger signal;
The minimum amount of power required is a camera that is sufficient to complete a set of imaging operations that the imaging system uses to image.